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Alice Neel

Born 1900 Died 1984

Early Life and Education Born: January 28, 1900, in Merion Square, Pennsylvania Parents: George Washington Neel (accountant) and Alice Concross Hartley Neel Family moved to Colwyn, Pennsylvania in early 1900s. Fourth of five children; experienced the loss of her older brother, Hartley, at a young age. Raised in a middle-class family with limited expectations for women. Graduated high school and took a clerical position to support her family. Studied art classes in Philadelphia by night. Enrolled in the fine art program at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore…

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1984

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Alice Neel's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

Focus a Subject

Trace a Context

Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.

Alice Neel

1900 - 1984

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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